Dance Teaching Assistants

Written by Shanna Kirkpatrick, Chara Founder 4.15.2024   Dance Teaching Assistants In 2008, an adorable preschooler named Katelyn walked into her first dance class. It was at a new studio housed at the Friendswood Friends Church gym, with orange carpet, rolling mirrors, and a giant boom box. That was the first year of Chara Christian…

The Impact of Parent Participation

Written by Shanna Kirkpatrick, Chara Founder 1.15.2024   The Impact of Parent Participation Last month our dancers welcomed parents or guardians into their dance classes as a part of our Studio Showcase Week prior to the Christmas holiday. Parents stretched, chasse-d, and pas de bourrée-d their way through class. Some enthusiastically….some mustering up that enthusiasm!  …

Opportunities-for-Inspiration

Written by Shanna Kirkpatrick, Chara Founder 12.15.2023   Opportunities for Inspiration Last month, I took a week away from the studio to participate in a “bucket list” continuing education opportunity: a conference for business leaders at Ramsey Solutions in Nashville, Tennessee. The wow-factor—in both the learning and the environment—was huge!   Regular participation in learning…